Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (with illustrations)

Jules Verne created a new direction in literature — science fiction, and predicted many discoveries: the invention of the airplane, television, and space travel. The prophetic vision of the writer, his inventiveness and ability to vividly present the most incredible... situations and plot twists to the reader — all of this served as fertile ground for numerous film adaptations worthy of the big screen."Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is a science fiction novel about the circumnavigation of Captain Nemo and the passengers of the submarine "Nautilus." An incredible and exciting story of adventures in the underwater world, full of the most thrilling events. Captain Nemo and his ship "Nautilus" have become legends. Their fantastic adventures call the reader to follow them! What is it like to live underwater? What danger does an encounter with an unseen submarine pose? The heroes of the novel visit the islands of New Guinea, collect pearls, meet sharks in the Indian Ocean, and discover the mysterious Atlantis...The book contains over 100 illustrations and is accompanied by 222 footnotes in the fields of geography and zoology.